28 August 2025

ST. LOUIS – The Twenty-First Circuit Judicial Commission (St. Louis County) is accepting applications for the circuit judge vacancy created by the appointment of the Honorable Thomas C. Albus as United States attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri.

The commission encourages qualified individuals to apply for judicial office. Qualifications for circuit judges may be found in article V, section 21 of the Missouri Constitution.

Application forms are linked below.

Applications, including Page 1 Confidential Information, will be accepted until 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2025, via e-mail only to [email protected]. The e-mail’s subject line should reference the position (Albus circuit vacancy) for which the applicant is applying.

The commission expects to conduct interviews October 21, 2025, at the St. Louis County Court Building, 105 South Central, Room 380, Clayton, Missouri. Any interviews will be open to the public. Following the public interviews, the commission expects to meet and select the nominees whose names will be submitted to the governor for further consideration.

The members of the Twenty-First Circuit Judicial Commission are: Judge John P. Torbitzky, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, and commission chair; Chris Baechle; Matt Reh, secretary of the commission; Michelle Spirn; and Kelly Wittenbrink. 

Contact: Morgan Coleman, clerk of the court

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District

 (314) 539-4300